Route History

[Bevan Price]

RE: Route History
This completes the Ribble 1960 service lists from Central, East & North Lancashire. Of course, some services have long since disappeared, and many others are not longer operated by Stagecoach (post-dereg. purchaser of Ribble.)


Blackpool area locals.
B1. Blackpool - Peel (Four Lane Ends) via Park Road.

Blackburn area locals.
B2. Blackburn - Langho / Dibster.
B3. Blackburn - Rishyon - Clayton le Moors
(Joint with Burnley, Colne & Nelson)
B7. Blackburn - Samlesbury. (SO, two round trips)
B9. Blackburn - Ramsgreave - Mellor Village.
B10. Blackburn - Feniscowles / Pleasington.
B13. Blackburn - Rishton - Great Harwood.
B21. Blackburn - Copster Green / Langho.
B24. Blackburn - Belthorn.

Bolton area locals.
B15/B35. Bolton - Dimple.
(B15 via Astley Bridge, B35 via Tonge Moor)
B25. Bolton - Dunscar.
(Joint with Bolton)

Chorley area locals.
C9. Chorley - Euxton
(Joint with Fishwick)

Clitheroe area locals.
C1. Clitheroe, Well Terrace - George Street.
C3. Clitheroe - Pendleton.
C5. Clitheroe - Waddington.
C6. Clitheroe - Wiswell / Whalley.
C10. Grindleton - Clitheroe - Henthorn.


Fleetwood area locals:-
F1. Marine Hall - Homestead Drive
F2. Queens Terrace (Station) - Chatsworth Avenue)
F4. Queens Terrace - Rossall Grange Lane (Golf Club House.)
F8. Cleveleys - Thornton via Cumberland Avenue.
F12. Cleveleys - Thornton - Stanah.
F15. Cleveleys - Thornton via Church Road.
F18 /F19. Cleveleys - Burn Naze. Via West Drive (F18) or Meadows Ave. (F19)


Lancaster area locals:
L4. Lancaster - Cross Hill
(Joint with Lancaster City)
L5. Lancaster - Morecambe direct.
L6. Lancaster - Torrisholme - Morecambe - Heysham.
L11. Lancaster - Morecambe - Overton.
(Joint with Morecambe & Heysham)
L14. Lancaster - Bare.
L15. Lancaster - Hest Bank.
L16. Lancaster - Halton - Gressingham.
L20 /L21. Lancaster - Quernmore (infrequent)

Preston area locals.
P1. Frenchwood - Preston - Lea or Larches Estate
(Joint with Scout & Preston Corporation)
P2. Broughton - Preston - Penwortham (Plough Inn)
P3. Preston - Penwortham - Longton via Cop Lane.
P4. Preston - Penwortham - Longton via Leyland Rd. & New Lane.
P5. Gammull Lane - Preston - Hutton.
(P2, P5 Joint with Preston)
P20. Preston - Bamber Bridge - Tardy Gate.
P25. Preston - Higher Walton.
P26. Preston - Higher Walton - Gregson Lane via Castle Hotel.
P28. Preston - Hospital Inn
P29. Preston - Higher Walton - Gregson Lane via Hospital Inn.

Skipton local sevices.
S3. Skipton - Embsay - Bolton Abbey.
S6. Skipton - Embsay - Eastby.

(Workpeoples services)
W1. Lancaster (Lune Mills) - Abbeystead.
W5. Lancaster - Halton (Town End Mill).
W8. Lancaster - Bolton Le Sands - Over Kellet.
W8. Preston - Red Scar Works.

Numerous other workers & scholars services have not been listed in detail.
W2 to W7, W10,11, 12, 14, 20, 21, 32, 33, 69 & 77 served various parts of Leyland Motor Works from locations in the Preston area, via various routes